STORYBOARD SHEET DRAFT ONE

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DESCRIPTION OF ACTION/TYPE AND LENGTH OF

SHOT/MUSIC/DIALOGUE/LOCATION

Shot: Close up
Action: Variety of similar shots of young
people using their phones/ background filming
Sound: background music and voice over
beginning the documentary
Length: 5 seconds
Dialogue: Are you addicted to your phone?
Location: general solihull area

Shot: Medium close up

Action: Voxpop answering the direct question
with most answers saying yes with hesitation
to show that the audience should think about
the question also
Length: Approx 5-7 seconds
Location: Solihull Sixth form college

Shot: Medium close up

Action: short clip/flash forward of expert 1
Sound: Dialogue/Actual sound
Length: Approx 5 seconds
Location: Solihull shopping centre mell
square

Shot: Medium close up

Action: short clip/flash forward of
voxpop/parent
Sound: Dialogue/Actual sound
Length: Approx 5 seconds
Location: Solihull Touchwood shopping centre

Shot: Two Shot

Action: Introducing the documentary using
narration from 2 members of the documentary
group
Sound: Dialogue (script) and ambient sound
Length: Approx 20 seconds
Mise en scene/Location: Solihull Sixth Form
logo in main reception as back drop
Animated sound of cinematic voiceover telling
audience to make sure their phone is turned
off

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DESCRIPTION OF ACTION/TYPE AND LENGTH OF

SHOT/MUSIC/DIALOGUE/LOCATION

Shot: Birds Eye View

Action: Printed pictures (old to new) of
different phones, still photos adapted into
animations moving in a line.
Duration: 10 seconds
Sound: Voice over and background music
Location: Classroom

Shot: Extreme close up

Action: extreme close up of no mobile phone
signs or free wifi zones.
Sound: voice over will continue throughout
Length: Approx 4 seconds
Location: general solihull area

Shot: Medium close up

Action: short clip/flash forward of expert 2
Sound: Dialogue/Actual sound
Length: Approx 5 seconds
Location: Solihull Sixth form office

Shot: Pan left to right from welcome sign to

end of college building
Action: introducing mise en scene of solihull
sixth form (SSFC) building
Sound: no actual sound from the shot
Dialogue: Along the lines of We have
interviewed a variety of students to find out
more on this topic and We are here today at
Solihull Sixth form college to find out more
Length: Approx 7 seconds

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Shot: Two shot of SSFC students

Action: Interview
Sound: Ambient and dialogue
Location: Canteen SSFC
Music: possible music running faintly in the
background so that sound levels do not drop
too suddenly
Length: 6-8 seconds

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DESCRIPTION OF ACTION/TYPE AND LENGTH OF

SHOT/MUSIC/DIALOGUE/LOCATION

Shot: Two shot of next SSFC students

Action: Interview
Sound: Ambient and dialogue
Location: Canteen SSFC
Music: possible music running faintly in the
background so that sound levels do not drop
too suddenly
Length: 6-8 seconds
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Shot: Two shot of next SSFC students

Action: Interview
Sound: Ambient and dialogue
Location: Canteen SSFC
Music: possible music running faintly in the
background so that sound levels do not drop
too suddenly
Length: 6-8 seconds

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Shot: Medium close up
Action: short clip/flash forward of expert 1 to
continue with opinion that is being portrayed
so far
Sound: Dialogue/Actual sound
Length: Approx 5 8 seconds
Location: Solihull shopping area mell square

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Shot: Hand held mid/long shot

Action: Young people walking in solihull area
using a mobile phone, looking distracted
Sound: dialogue from expert 2 overlapping
this shot
Dialogue after short clip of expert 1: But is
this really always the case?
Length: 4-5 seconds
Shot: medium close up SSFC student
Action: Interview
Sound: Ambient and dialogue
Location: Canteen SSFC
Music: possible music running faintly in the
background so that sound levels do not drop
too suddenly
Notes: student will be explaining he feels as
though he is not addicted to his phone which
will an opposite view point
Length: 6-8 seconds

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DESCRIPTION OF ACTION/TYPE AND LENGTH OF

SHOT/MUSIC/DIALOGUE/LOCATION

Shot: Two shot, high angle

Action: Young people sitting in solihull area
using a mobile phone and laughing/
communicating (wanting to show opposite
viewpoint to obsession with phones)
Music: faint background music
Sound: voiceover
Length: 3-4 seconds

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Shot: Mid
Action: friendship group using phones in the
library
Voiceover: We interviewed *name*, an
academic coach working side by side with
students at SSFC to find out what shes seen
Length: 6-8 seconds

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Shot: over the shoulder

Action: Half way through voice over from last
shot, begin to show shot of expert 2 talking
with no sound only our voiceover
introducing her.
Action: use animated heading showing her
name and occupation as soon as expert 2
dialogue starts after voiceover
Sound: voiceover and dialogue
Length: 8-10 seconds
Music introduced after interview has finished

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Shot: mid shot

Action: background filming of student on
phone
Length: 2 seconds
Music: background music now louder

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Shot: extreme closeup

Action: statistics written animation on
background of phone
Voiceover: statistics
Music: background slightly faded music
Length: 7-10 seconds

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DESCRIPTION OF ACTION/TYPE AND LENGTH OF

SHOT/MUSIC/DIALOGUE/LOCATION

Shot: Two shot of SSFC students

Action: Interview
Sound: Ambient and dialogue
Location: Canteen SSFC
Music: possible music running faintly in the
background so that sound levels do not drop
too suddenly
Length: 6 seconds

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Shot: Two shot of SSFC students

Action: Interview
Sound: Ambient and dialogue
Location: Canteen SSFC
Music: possible music running faintly in the
background so that sound levels do not drop
too suddenly
Length: 6 seconds
Shot: Medium close up
Action: interview with expert 1 to continue
with opinion that is being portrayed so far
Sound: Dialogue/Actual sound
Length: Approx 7-10 seconds
Location: Solihull shopping area mell square
Mise en scene: surrounded by phone cases
and phone accessories
Shot: Long shot
Action: fast-forwarding of people walking by
Location: outside area of mellsquare, near to
New Look left facing
Sound: voiceover or background music
Length: Approx 6-7 seconds

Shot: Mid-long shot

Action: interview with parent
Location: Touchwood main area
Sound: ambient
Dialogue: answering questions to do with
children, family members and themselves
Length: Approx 5 seconds

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DESCRIPTION OF ACTION/TYPE AND LENGTH OF

SHOT/MUSIC/DIALOGUE/LOCATION

Shot: Mid-long shot

Action: interview with voxpop 1
Location: Touchwood main area
Sound: ambient
Dialogue: answering questions to do with
children, family members and themselves
Length: Approx 5 seconds
Shot: Mid-long shot
Action: interview with voxpop 2
Location: Touchwood main area
Sound: ambient
Dialogue: answering questions to do with
children, family members and themselves
Length: Approx 5 seconds
Shot: Mid-long shot
Action: interview with voxpop 3
Location: Touchwood main area
Sound: ambient
Dialogue: answering questions to do with
children, family members and themselves
Length: Approx 5 seconds